• Thursday, May 01, 2025

Neeraj settles for silver, after Pakistani rival sets Olympic record

DEFENDING champion Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian track-and-field athlete to win two successive Olympic medals with a silver in men's javelin throw, but the night belonged to Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who set a new Olympic record and won the maiden individual gold for his country. Nadeem managed an astonishing…

Excise policy cases: AAP leader Manish Sisodia gets bail

The SUPREME COURT on Friday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. A bench of justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said Sisodia has been in custody for 17 months…

Explainer: How Kerala is using an innovative method to identify…

THE DEVASTATING landslides in Chooralmala and Mundakkai in Wayanad district on July 30 happened while the residents were fast asleep and in a matter of few minutes, hundreds of households in the two hamlets got washed away. Some of the bodies were recovered nearly 25 km downstream of Chaliyar river…

Two Christian women booked for blasphemy in Pakistan

POLICE in Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday said they have booked two young Christian women for blasphemy under the country's penal code. Samia Masih and her sister Sonia Masih, both in their 20s, allegedly threw a sack containing the pages of the Quran outside their house in Gojra, Toba Tek…

India bags hockey bronze, perfect farewell for Sreejesh

THE INDIAN men's hockey team clinched a second successive bronze medal at the Olympic Games for the first time in 52 years with a 2-1 win over Spain, giving veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh a fitting farewell here on Thursday. It was tense last few minutes for the Indians as they…

Is a serial killer on the loose in UP? 9…

THE MURDER of nine women in an identical manner in 14 months has shocked the residents of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh, Times of India reports. All the victims, aged between 45 and 55, were strangulated and left in fields, with no signs of sexual assault, and all murders happened…

Government moots Parliamentary panel scrutiny of Waqf Bill

UNION Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday introduced The Waqf (Amendment) Bill and proposed sending it to a joint parliamentary committee after opposition parties objected to its provisions. He also introduced The Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2024. Home Minister Amit Shah said since the Waqf Act of 1995 came…

Goalkeeper Sreejesh gets ready for his last match

HOURS before his last hurrah, celebrated India hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh described his international career as "nothing short of extraordinary" and expressed his gratitude to the countrymen for believing in him. The 36-year-old from Kerala will hope to end his illustrious 18-year-long career with a medal when he steps on…

Reserve Bank keeps rates unchanged for ninth time

THE RESERVE Bank of India on Thursday expectedly kept the benchmark interest rate and stance unchanged for the ninth straight policy meeting, saying it cannot afford to look through persisting high food inflation and has to remain vigilant to prevent spillover. Retaining its unambiguous focus on inflation, the Monetary Policy…

Actors Naga Chaitanya, Sobhita Dhulipala engaged

ACTORS Naga Chaitanya and Sobhita Dhulipala got engaged on Thursday at a traditional engagement ceremony in Hyderabad. The event was a private occasion, attended by close family and friends. Naga Chaitanya’s father, Telugu cinema star Nagarjuna, confirmed the engagement via his official X page. Nagarjuna’s post read: “We are delighted…